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== Lineage, Kunya and Titles ==
== Lineage, Kunya and Titles ==
The lineage of Imam al-'Askari (a) is as follows: al-Hasan b. [[Imam 'Ali b. Muhammad al-Hadi (a)|'Ali]] b. [[Imam Muhammad b. 'Ali al-Jawad (a)|Muhammad]] b. [[Imam 'Ali b. Musa al-Rida (a)|'Ali]] b. [[Imam Musa b. Ja'far al-Kazim (a)|Musa]] b. [[Imam Ja'far b. Muhammad al-Sadiq (a)|Ja'far]]. His mother was a concubine called [[Hudayth]] or Hudaytha.<ref>Kulayni, ''al-Kafi'', vol. 1, p. 503; al-Shaykh al-Mufid, ''al-Irshad'', 1414AH, vol. 2, p. 313</ref> Some other sources report the name of his mother Susan,<ref>Ibn Talha, ''Matalib al-sa'ul'', vol. 2, p. 78; Sibt Ibn jawzi, ''Tadkhira al-Khawas'', p. 362</ref> 'Asfan,<ref>Nubakhti, ''Firaq al-Shi'a'', p. 96</ref> or Salil and have praised her saying, "she was among the mystic and the righteous."<ref>Husayn b. 'Abd al-Wahhab, '''Uyun al-mu'jiza'', p. 123</ref>
The lineage of Imam al-'Askari (a) is as follows: al-Hasan b. [[Imam 'Ali b. Muhammad al-Hadi (a)|'Ali]] b. [[Imam Muhammad b. 'Ali al-Jawad (a)|Muhammad]] b. [[Imam 'Ali b. Musa al-Rida (a)|'Ali]] b. [[Imam Musa b. Ja'far al-Kazim (a)|Musa]] b. [[Imam Ja'far b. Muhammad al-Sadiq (a)|Ja'far]]. His mother was a concubine called [[Hudayth]] or Hudaytha.<ref>Kulayni, ''al-Kafi'', vol. 1, p. 503; al-Shaykh al-Mufid, ''al-Irshad'', 1414AH, vol. 2, p. 313</ref> Some other sources report the name of his mother Susan,<ref>Ibn Talha, ''Matalib al-sa'ul'', vol. 2, p. 78; Sibt Ibn jawzi, ''Tadkhira al-Khawas'', p. 362</ref> 'Asfan,<ref>Nubakhti, ''Firaq al-Shi'a'', p. 96</ref> or Salil and have praised her saying, "she was among the mystic and the righteous."<ref>Husayn b. 'Abd al-Wahhab, '''Uyun al-mu'jiza'', p. 123</ref>
He only had one brother called Ja'far who is known to Shia as [[Ja'far al-Kadhdhab]]. After Imam al-Askari (a) was martyred, Ja'far claimed [[Imamate]]. He rejected that Imam al-Askari (a) had a son and claimed the heritage of Imam (a) as his only heir.


His titles are al-Hadi, al-Naqi, al-Zaki, al-Rafiq, and al-Samit.<ref>Ibn Rustam Tabari, ''Dala'il al-Imama'', p. 425</ref> Some historians have also mentioned "al-Khalis" as his title.<ref>Ibn Rustam Tabari, ''Dala'il al-Imama'', p. 425</ref> "Ibn al-Rida" is a title [[Imam al-Jawad (a)]], [[Imam al-Hadi (a)]] and Imam al-'Askari (a) were known for.<ref>Ibn Shahrashub, ''Manaqib al Abi Talib'', vol. 3, p. 523</ref>
His titles are al-Hadi, al-Naqi, al-Zaki, al-Rafiq, and al-Samit.<ref>Ibn Rustam Tabari, ''Dala'il al-Imama'', p. 425</ref> Some historians have also mentioned "al-Khalis" as his title.<ref>Ibn Rustam Tabari, ''Dala'il al-Imama'', p. 425</ref> "Ibn al-Rida" is a title [[Imam al-Jawad (a)]], [[Imam al-Hadi (a)]] and Imam al-'Askari (a) were known for.<ref>Ibn Shahrashub, ''Manaqib al Abi Talib'', vol. 3, p. 523</ref>
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